• Daniel Baker • Posted in Discipleship, Family, Marriage, Masculinity, Purity, Sanctification, Sermons
Last Sunday I preached on 1 Thessalonians 4:1-8, one of the most challenging passages on sexual immorality in the New Testament. The overall theme of the passage is on our holiness, but purity is the central focus of that holiness--at least, within this particular passage.
In the sermon we also looked at the category of lust from Matthew 5:28, I briefly mentioned pornography as one of the most significant issues of our day. It has made life treacherous for all of us regardless of our personal level of temptation. The ubiquity of the internet--through the obvious sources like mainstream…
• Posted in Purity, Relationships, Sanctification
Encouraging and challenging words from Jeff Purswell:
Some hindrances impede us; but sin entangles us. Other hindrances weigh you down; sin will bring you down. You can’t run the race and cherish sin. You can’t run the race and cultivate sin. You can’t run the race and indulge in sin. You can’t run the race and be apathetic toward sin. That’s why we need the local church. Look around and you will see that there are runners everywhere, ready to help. Earlier the author of Hebrews wrote, “And let us consider how to stir up one another to…
• Daniel Baker • Posted in Purity, Relationships, Sexuality
Ed Welch posted this on the CCEF blog. It's a helpful reminder in one of our many battles against temptation.